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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,668
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SENT IN FROM NURSING HOME TRIPPED HIT LEG ON TRASH CAN DX: R LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT TOOK OUT TRASH CAN AND FELL ON ICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT C/O GASH ON LEG. PT CUT LEG ON TRASH CAN. DX LAC LEG LOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT WAS HIT IN THE LEG BY A HEAVY TRASH CAN YESTERDAY & HAS PAIN IN THE KNEE AREA WHICH HAS BECOME SEVERE. DX-LT LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT STATES TRASH CAN FELL ON HER LEG. DX: 3 BY 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX: LEG LAC ON TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 1CM LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON GLASS IN TRASH CAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LLE LAC, PT CUT LEG ON A PIECE OF GLASS FROM TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT LEG ON SOMETHING IN GARBAGE CAN. " LAC' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT L.LEG ON DUMPSTER, LATER SWOLLEN&TENDER, " CELLULITIS " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX RIGHT SHIN LACERATION: JUMPING OFF DUMPSTER AND INJURED LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL OVER GARBAGE CAN DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 69 YO MALE HAD TRASH CAN FALL ON LEG AT TROPICANA LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC TO LLL ON GLASS WHILE EMPTYING TRASH CAN DX: 3 CM LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Fans |
| WAS WALKING TO TURN ON FAN, CUT LOWER LEG ON GLASS STICKING OUT OF GARB AGE CAN."LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RIGHT CALF STR. PT INJURED LEG WHEN FALLING WITH A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT LEG ON GARBAGE CAN LID 2 DAYS AGO. DX: 3 CM L LEG LAC OLD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| L LE CELLULITIS. PT WAS PUTTING TRASH IN CAN AND CUT LEG WITH BROKEN GL ASS STICKING OUT OF BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC L LWR LEG, PT SUST INJURY WITH THE GARBAGE CAN AT HOME, C/O MILD PAIN, BLEEDING, GAIT NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC L LWR LEG, PT SUST INJURY WITH SOMETHING SHARP FROM THE GARBAGE BAG AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, TENDERNESS, FULL ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN BACKED IN TO A TRASH CAN FULL OF GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| GLASS STICKING OUT OF GARBAGE CAN CUT HIM. DX- L LOWER LEG 1 CM LACERAT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WOUND RT.LEG.PT.REFERS CUT LEG WITH A GARBAGE CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 27YOF-LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG-CUT ON GARBAGE PAIL THIS MORNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT LOWER LEG ON GARBAGE CAN LID DX: R LOWER LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT LEG ON TRASH CAN LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HIT LT LOW LEG ON DUMPSTER AND INJ IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC R LWR LEG, PT SUST INJURY WHILE TAKING GARBAGE CAN OUTSIDE, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, NORMAL ROM, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF DUMPSTER FELL IN CUT LOWER LEG DX LAC LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASION.PT HIT LOWER LEG AGAINST A DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 44 YO NAM STATES TRASH CAN FELL ON LT LEG AT HOME LT FIBULAR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER ONTO DUMPSTER INJURING LEG DX:LAC TO CALF AREA OF LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT CALF STR. PT INJURED LEG PUSHING ON A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT LEG ON TRASH CAN LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO LOWER LEG BY GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT LEG AGAINST A GARBAGE CAN DX: L LOWER LEG CONTUSION / ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT LOWER LEG CONT. PT HIT LEG AGAINST A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO HIS RIGHT CALF ON A PIECE OF GLASS STICKING OUT FROM A TRASH CAN. DX - LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TAKING OUT TRASH, CUT L LOWER LEG ON PIECE OF GLASS, DX; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT INJURED ACHILLES TENDON AREA AFTER LEANING OVER A TRASH BIN, JUMPING DOWN & TAKING 3 STEPS. DX - ACHILLES TENDON STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PUSHING A DUMPSTER AND FELT A PULL IN RIGHT LOWER LEG STRAINED A CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SLIPPED ON ICE & TWISTED ANKLE WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE. ACUTE RT DISTA L FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL, HITTING CORNER OF TRASH CAN ON LOWER LEG. DX: CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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